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研究病毒港大實驗室女職員確診

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2020年9月19日 下午9:45


港大醫學院指,沒有證據顯示患者感染與實驗室有關。

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本港疫情反彈,繼前日僅錄得三宗個案後,昨日再新增十三宗個案,其中有三宗屬源頭不明,令累計確診個案宗數突破五千大關。新增個案包括一名曾處理新冠病毒滅活樣本的香港大學公共衞生學院實驗室研究員,衞生防護中心及港大醫學院亦未有證據顯示個案與實驗室有關,而專家認為患者在社區感染可能性較大。

昨日錄得十三宗確診個案,包括四宗本地感染及九宗輸入個案,本港病例累計增至五千零十宗。四宗本地個案中,有三宗屬源頭不明,另有一宗與早前的確診個案相關。在源頭不明個案中,一名居於西營盤的廿八歲女患者,於香港大學公共衞生學院六樓實驗室工作,主要負責接觸滅活的新冠病毒樣本,並進行基因排序,及將分析結果輸入電腦。

女患者潛伏期曾與朋友吃飯,其一同吃飯的同事、朋友及家人列為密切接觸者,需要檢疫;而一名與她共用電腦的職員,病毒檢測結果早前不確定,被送到醫院隔離及覆檢,經反覆檢測後呈陰性,會送去檢疫中心。

未證實驗室有源頭 或社區感染

衞生防護中心傳染病處主任張竹君透露,該實驗室的職員每星期四都會做病毒檢測,本月十日檢測結果仍是陰性,至上周四(17日)才呈陽性,料屬初感染個案,但署方及專家了解實驗室工作情況及程序後,認為暫未有證據實驗室有源頭,不排除患者是在社區感染。

港大醫學院回應指,該名職員於上班時全程佩戴口罩,過去十四天工作時亦無接觸過具感染性的樣本,沒有證據顯示相關事件與實驗室有關;院方已安排與該名職員共事的團隊成員接受檢測,全部均呈陰性反應。

三宗源頭不明 九海外輸入個案

呼吸系統科專科醫生梁子超解釋,滅活病毒樣本通常是透過加入化學品或高溫,消滅病毒的活性,令其不具傳染力。患者接觸病毒樣本前,樣本已經過滅活過程,似乎並非因處理樣本而感染,加上同事的定期檢測中以往未有發現新個案,相信患者是在社區感染的可能性較大。

其餘兩宗源頭不明的本地個案,包括與僱主同住馬鞍山海典居的廿三歲印傭,她曾於上周一(14日)與兩名朋友到旺角、深水埗及尖沙咀逛街吃飯;以及居於屯門友愛邨的七十九歲退休老婦,她多數在愛定商場閒逛及吃早餐。至於輸入個案方面,一人從烏克蘭來港,兩人來自阿根廷,五人由印度抵港,一人來自菲律賓。




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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong stated that there is no evidence that the patient's infection is related to the laboratory.
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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong stated that there was no evidence that the patient's infection was related to the laboratory.

The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded. After only three cases were recorded the day before, 13 new cases were added yesterday, of which three were of unknown origin. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded the five thousand mark. The new cases include a laboratory researcher at the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong who has processed inactivated samples of the new crown virus. The Centre for Health Protection and the School of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong have no evidence that the case is related to the laboratory, and experts believe that the patient may be infected in the community Larger.

Yesterday, 13 confirmed cases were recorded, including four local infections and nine imported cases. The total number of cases in Hong Kong has increased to 5,010. Of the four local cases, three are of unknown origin, and one is related to an earlier confirmed case. In the case of unknown origin, a 28-year-old female patient living in Sai Ying Pun worked in the laboratory on the sixth floor of the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong, mainly responsible for contacting inactivated samples of the new coronavirus, performing genetic sequencing, and inputting the analysis results computer.

The female patient had eaten with friends during the incubation period, and her colleagues, friends and family who ate with her were listed as close contacts and required quarantine; and a staff member who shared a computer with her was sent to the hospital for isolation and quarantine. After repeated inspections, they will be negative and sent to the quarantine center.

Undocumented laboratory source or community infection

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, revealed that the staff of the laboratory will be tested for the virus every Thursday. The test result was still negative on the 10th of this month, and it was only positive until last Thursday (17th). After understanding the work conditions and procedures of the laboratory, the department and experts believe that there is no evidence that the laboratory has sourced it, and it cannot be ruled out that the patient was infected in the community.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong responded that the staff member wore a mask during work and had no contact with infectious samples during the past 14 days at work. There is no evidence that the incident is related to the laboratory; the hospital has arranged for the staff member The team members working together were tested and all tested negative.

Three cases of unknown origin, nine overseas import cases

Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao explained that inactivated virus samples are usually added with chemicals or high temperature to eliminate the virus's activity and make it non-infectious. Before the patient came into contact with the virus sample, the sample had gone through the inactivation process, and it seemed that the infection was not caused by handling the sample. In addition, since no new cases have been found in the regular testing by colleagues, it is believed that the patient is more likely to be infected in the community.

The other two local cases with unknown origin included a 23-year-old Indian domestic helper who lived with her employer at Ocean View Residences in Ma On Shan. She went shopping and eating with two friends in Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po and Tsim Sha Tsui last Monday (14); and A 79-year-old retired woman who lives in You Oi Village, Tuen Mun, mostly hangs out and eats breakfast in Aiding Shopping Centre. As for imported cases, one person came to Hong Kong from Ukraine, two from Argentina, five from India and one from the Philippines.




Number of confirmed cases in the third wave of outbreaks
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